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Keen Phoebe. She's been wearing the ones from last summer and I just bought her a proper size because her toes are hanging over... I love these sandals. We have the saltwaters, too but they're so stiff, she hates them. Also just bought this pair of Plae sneakers. My kid shoe budget is officially busted.

Natives!

@mediagirl: have you tried getting the Saltwaters wet? They get so much softer after they've been wet, and they are actually made to get wet. I myself have 2 pairs and wear them swimming in rivers/oceans, and I'll wear them if it's pouring down rain so I don't ruin other shoes. With my DD's newest pair, they are the patent leather ones and were really stiff and she didn't want to wear them, but I soaked them before we went out to dinner one evening and she wore them wet through the evening, and after they dried they were fine.

@LCTBQE: yay for Saltwaters! Also, I cannot bring myself to buy Crocs, I still find them hideous! Although, they make ballet flat looking ones now, and I could potentially stomach those.

@crazydoglady: I love Natives for the kids, the only downside is that their feet get so dirty in them! We have to wash feet/shoes every day!

@Foodnerd81: we buy the $3.94 full price but always on sale flip flops from old navy. I usually get two pairs to get through the summer. We have had good luck with water shoes from target for day camp. Sneakers don’t get much love until it cools off so I am not buying more until back to school.

@mediagirl: those are adorable I may need to get some!

@LCTBQE: we were discouraged from crocs by school who said they can get slippery and unstable. For that age there are stride rite sandals that are perfect. They are called Everett. I never see them on amazon but I can find them at Dillard’s near me or Nordstrom rack or apparently eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/p/Stride-Rite-Everett-Boys-Sandals-4m-Navy-Blue-4-M-Water-Shoes/2088874736?iid=222924110397&chn=ps&ul_ref=https%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-117182-37290-0%252F2%253Fmpre%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fp%25252FStride-Rite-Everett-Boys-Sandals-4m-Navy-Blue-4-M-Water-Shoes%25252F2088874736%25253Fiid%25253D222924110397%252526chn%25253Dps%2526itemid%253D222924110397%2526targetid%253D413489261425%2526device%253Dm%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D9030243%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D1057488191%2526adgroupid%253D53491511273%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-413489261425%2526abcId%253D1133886%2526merchantid%253D114147738%2526gclid%253DEAIaIQobChMIt-6CufTW2gIVgeNkCh1c6AOZEAQYAyABEgKyF_D_BwE%2526srcrot%253D711-117182-37290-0%2526rvr_id%253D1510933457019%2526rvr_ts%253Dffd156721620aa146da7c748fff55428

@mediagirl: any suggestions on where is the best deal on the keens?

@LCTBQE: Just say no to Crocs. Further, boys can totally wear Saltwaters! I don't have gold or I'd send you a pic of my boy sporting them. He looks adorable. @jape14 and @truth bombs both have their boys wear Saltwaters too!

We will be wearing Saltwaters and Natives all summer.

My boys have several pairs of natives and a pair of crocs. They have one pair of nicer sperrys. My daughter has a couple of pairs of saltwater sandals and several pairs of natives.

has anyone ever tried the Native sandals? At $25, they are priced well. Are they good for running around AND getting wet? https://www.nativeshoes.com/kids/charley-child

@Jennibenni: I like them so far. They seem to run big, which is good for us so she'll wear them longer. I'm really hoping the rubber on the toe will help their longevity compared to the Sketchers we just threw away...

@crazydoglady: @Foodnerd81: @LBee: I didn't realize until reading your comments that the croc sneaker style I was thinking of is really just their ripoff of Natives (FTM here), so I ordered Natives thanks guys.
@lamariniere: this is hip, I don't know why I wasn't thinking of saltwaters for my boy--I put him in rainbow stripe leggings and more neutral/awesome stuff from the girls section all the time. do you just get more boyish colors like red/navy?

I need to organize myself for my son's shoes. He has a ton but wears one pair of sketchers. We are at the point where he wants to wear his own thing, so I try not to fight it too much.

I think we need a pair of sneakers for "dressing up" and then we'll do new sneakers and a plain shoe for the fall. I am thinking we can do something like converse or slip on vans but my son has such strong opinions, lol.

@LCTBQE: I think little toddlers in crocs are adorable, they are super cheap and pretty durable! I love natives for my son but his feet were pretty chubby for a while and wouldn’t fit.
@Anagram: we got them this year. They are cute, but I don’t think they are great for water because of the two Velcro straps being the only bulk of the shoe, if that makes sense... my son can’t really put them on by himself either because he always opens the bottom strap and then it’s kind of hard to hold them on his foot and put them on at the same time, if that makes sense!

My girls love wearing their Mini Melissa’s in the summer. We have bought natives in the past and they worked well too.

I love saltwater sandals, but haven’t bought the girls a pair yet! Are they easy for a 3 year old to put on herself?